Pete Elliott

Pete Elliott
Elliott at Michigan Stadium on November 5, 1960
Biographical details
Born(1926-09-29)September 29, 1926
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 2013(2013-01-04) (aged 86)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1945–1948Michigan
Position(s)Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1949–1950Oregon State (ends)
1951–1955Oklahoma (assistant)
1956Nebraska
1957–1959California
1960–1966Illinois
1973–1974Miami (FL)
1978St. Louis Cardinals (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1974–1978Miami (FL)
1979–1995Pro Football Hall of Fame (exec. dir.)
Head coaching record
Overall56–72–1
Bowls1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:

As player:

Awards
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1994 (profile)

Peter R. Elliott (September 29, 1926 – January 4, 2013) was an American football player and coach. Elliott served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1956), the University of California, Berkeley (1957–1959), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1960–1966), and the University of Miami (1973–1974), compiling a career college football record of 56–72–11. From 1979 to 1996, Elliott served as executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.